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90:12

Resentment: a Comedy feat. Paul Dalla Rosa

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2025/12/05

Send us a text Paul Dalla Rosa returns to talk about Gary Indiana's fabulous pastiche of the Menendez Brothers trial, Resentment. We chat about vicious gay wit, the media circus around the trial, comparing the mediatised social life of television and the internet, Indiana's distinctive style, and much more. Go to the Patreon for a continuation of this discussion on Back Matter, where we talk about Ryan Murphy's Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story: https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLit B...

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2:56

Popular Hits of the Showa Era *TEASER*

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2025/11/19

Send us a text On this week's episode, we dive into Ryu Murakami's Popular Hits of the Showa Era, where a group of disaffected men find themselves in an absurdly violent war with a rival society of older women (Oba-sans) after a deadly encounter. We talk about the book's mix of ultra-violence, satirical humor, escalating absurdity, and much more! This a teaser. For the full episode, and access to our complete archive and bonus content, subscribe at patreon.com/gettinglit Support the show

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98:17

Amputation feat. Bruce Wagner

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2025/11/03

Send us a text In this week's episode, the legendary Bruce Wagner joins us to discuss his new novel Amputation, inspired by the 2025 Los Angeles fires. The conversation moves from the book’s genesis in anger at bureaucratic incompetence to Wagner’s reflections on art, rage, and the sacred. We discuss how indignation can be transformed into creative energy without devolving into polemic, his long-standing use of real public figures in fiction, and his resistance to censorship and “cultural bur...

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13:48

(PREVIEW) Spare Us Yet feat. Lucas Smith (Cross Post...

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2025/10/27

Send us a text Australian-American writer Lucas Smith joins us to discuss his collection of wonderful short fiction, Spare Us Yet. We discuss the elements of faith in his fiction, the pandemic, lockdowns, literary culture in Australia, as well as his experience running an independent publishing company, Bonfire Books. This is a special crossover event with Sini's New Mythologies Substack, which you should check out: https://newmythologies.substack.com/ If you'd like full episodes of the Getti...

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5:23

Shakti Matts (PREVIEW)

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2025/10/20

Send us a text *this is a PREVIEW. To listen to the full episode, go to patreon.com/GettingLit This episode, Fresta and Sini riff on Fresta's Sydney trip, thrift shop book finds, Bret Easton Ellis, the fantastic Australian crime show Mr Inbetween, ABC Radio National's Top 100 books of the 21st Century, and much more. To find out why this episode has this title, you will have to wait until the end. Support the show

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124:40

The Golem feat. Brad Kelly

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2025/10/13

Send us a text This week, we're looking at Gustav Meyrink's The Golem, a strange novel of occultism, Kabbalah and psychological terror in early 20th century Prague's Jewish ghetto. Joining us on this journey is none other than Brad Kelly, host of the wonderful Method and Madness podcast. Follow Brad on X: https://x.com/bradkelly?lang=en Method and Madness pod: https://open.spotify.com/show/4AQR8tram18P2PBYdhKiQN Music: Danse Macabre, Op. 40, R. 171, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Support the s...

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106:37

Reflections in a Golden Eye feat. Kalob Petty, Banjer...

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2025/10/07

Send us a text This week, a big episode discussing a slim novel. We're joined by a couple of our favourite Southerners (Kalob Petty and Banjer Jack) and our favourite Montanan (Ryan Simón) to chat about Carson McCullers' classic Southern Gothic novel about repressed eros and dark desires, Reflections in a Golden Eye. We talk about the Southern Gothic tradition, why Southerners are so chill, why Carson McCullers was likely a f@g hag, horse girls, music, and much more. This episode quickl...

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119:16

Jasper Ceylon Returns feat. Aaron Barry

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2025/09/22

Send us a text Jasper Ceylon, author of the hoax poetry journal Echolalia Review, has been unmasked as Aaron Barry. Aaron joins us to talk about what's been happening in his life since he revealed himself in The Free Press, his new novel "£, flesh", the internet novel, writing under pseudonyms and much more. Listen to Jasper/Aaron's previous episode with us here: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/poetic-license-feat-jasper-ceylon/id1571854866?i=1000708925885 Spotify: https://open.s...

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93:03

Sleep Capricorn feat. Jack Norman

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2025/09/15

Send us a text Jack Norman is the author of the new short story collection Sleep Capricorn, coming in October from Bonfire Books. Like Fresta and Sini, he also grew up in North Queensland. This episode features three northerners yarning about Jack's fiction, as well as fatherhood, Australian fiction in general, The Honourable Member for Kennedy Bob Katter, craft discussions on narration, and writing literary fiction as a gamer/Tolkien fan. Pre-order Jack incredible collection from Bonfire Boo...

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87:52

Performative Podcasting

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2025/09/08

Send us a text We talk about The Independent article about men "performatively reading", as well as Fresta's realisation that he is "Unc" now after a night out. https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/performative-male-trends-books-matcha-pilates-attention-b2811124.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1756101761 Music: To Die Among Strangers - Rome Can't Fight The Moonlight - LeAnn Rimes Support the show

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97:03

Better Than Food feat. Cliff Sargent

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2025/08/25

Send us a text This episode, we are joined by the best book YouTuber around, Mr Cliff Sargent. Cliff hosts the popular channel "Better Than Food," where he reviews everything from classics to difficult postmodern tomes and sci fi. Truly a great discussion from one of the best in the game right now. We talk about how he makes his book content, developing a reading practice, filmmaking, as well as a long digression on black metal. Run it up! Follow Cliff's channel here: https://www.youtube.com/...

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75:21

Alice Munro feat. Michael Button

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2025/08/18

Send us a text This week we are joined by Passage Prize winner Michael Button to discuss Alice Munro's short story cycle, Who Do You Think You Are? (aka The Beggar Maid in the US). Follow Michael on X: https://x.com/Michaelknife1 Music: Time Fades Away by Neil Young Support the show

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131:26

Bend Sinister feat. Will Samson

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2025/08/04

Send us a text This week Fresta talks to Will Samson about Vladimir Nabokov’s novel Bend Sinister and the Fall record of the same name. As Fresta and Will are both avant-garde music-spazz’s the conversation ends up in a discussion about other artists such as The Country Teasers, Lana Del Rey, Kanye, Pere Ubu, The Melvins, Townes Van Zandt, Oasis, Throbbing Gristle, Roky Erickson and The Kinks. Note: there are a couple of audio issues on Will's end with this one, but we prefer to think of it a...

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136:28

The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle feat. Bigmac McCarthy

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2025/07/28

Send us a text Bigmac McCarthy joins Fresta (who is hosting solo this ep) to talk about Haruki Murakami’s surrealistic tome The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle as well as some music nerd talk at the end. Mac’s Twitter: https://x.com/bigmac_mccarthy?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Mac’s music, Heavy Body: https://heavybody.bandcamp.com/ Country Teasers episode with Fresta on Mac's podcast, Nice: https://open.spotify.com/episode/55AYAetKj51f4gFyWusZ8B?si=QVokpdTEQ1yw1SGsq81a...

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82:50

Tempestuous feat. Zach Langley Chi Chi

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2025/07/18

Send us a text Zach Langley Chi Chi joins us once again to talk about William Shakespeare's final play, The Tempest, as well as Julie Taymor's 2010 film adaptation starring Helen Mirren as a gender-swapped Prospero. Subscribe to Zach's wonderful podcast, I'm So Popular: https://www.patreon.com/imsopopular And for a special episode of Back Matter where a lot of tea is spilled, subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GettingLit Support the show

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89:56

Some Recollections of St. Ives feat. David Mamet

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2025/07/12

Send us a text Our guest this week is David Mamet, Pulitzer Prize Winner and America's foremost playwright, known for such plays as American Buffalo, Glengarry Glen Ross, and movies such as Oleanna, The Postman Always Rings Twice, and The Untouchables. He joins us to talk about his masterful new novel, Some Recollections of St. Ives, which poses as a memoir of a teacher at an idyllic private school. We have a wide-ranging chat about his work in the theatre, the movie business, and his thought...

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5:39

(PREVIEW) Back Matter 18: The Invited Chart Reading &...

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2025/07/06

Send us a text This is a snippet from the Patreon-exclusive aftershow, Back Matter, where our guest this week, Emmalea Russo, reads Sini's astrological chart. Later, we discuss the 2024 film, The Uninvited, directed by Nadia Conners and starring Walton Goggins, Elizabeth Reaser, Pedro Pascal. To listen to full episodes of Back Matter, get access to the full archive and other special episodes, subscribe on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/GettingLit. Support the show

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79:48

Vivienne feat. Emmalea Russo

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2025/07/06

Send us a text On this episode we talk to poet, author, and astrologer Emmalea Russo about her new novel, Vivienne. We talk about the "cancellation novel", women artists, astrology, hippie women, Catholicism, and porting poetic structural techniques onto the novelistic form. A great discussion! And over on the paid aftershow at Patreon, Emmalea reads Sini's natal chart (so much Gemini!) and we discuss the 2024 film, The Uninvited, directed by Nadia Conners and starring Walton Goggins, E...

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87:24

Wake In Fright feat. Jack from Book Club from Hell

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2025/06/29

Send us a text This is part two of a collaboration with Book Club From Hell, another great Australian book podcast. Head over to their feed for part one where we discuss the classic Australian psychological thriller novel, Wake In Fright by Kenneth Cook (1961). And on this episode we will be discussing the almost lost forever film version from 1971, starring Donald Pleasance and Chips Rafferty. This is a fun one folks, and painfully Australian. Get it into ya! Follow Book Club From Hell on Su...

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33:34

Back Matter 17: Sith Happens feat. Psi from Rare...

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2025/06/22

Send us a text On this special episode of Back Matter, Psi from Rare Candy podcast and Cody LaDuke join Sini and Fresta to discuss George Lucas' Revenge of the Sith, and nerd out on all things Star Wars. This is a preview. To get the full episode, and more details about Sini's visit to the set of Attack of the Clones, subscribe to our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/GettingLit Subscribe to Rare Candy here: Follow Psi on X: https://x.com/rarepsi Follow Cody on X: https://x.com/cladu33 Sup...

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